Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has died. She was 87.

The BBC read out a statement early Monday afternoon from Thatcher's friend and former advisor, Tim Bell, saying: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announce that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning."

Prime Minister David Cameron, the current leader of Thatcher's Conservative Party, said that his country had lost "a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton."

I recently watched The Iron Lady and while Meryl Streep was fantastic, I was disappointed that at no point in the film did she don a power suit to fight England's enemies. Hell, Tony Stark never showed up even once.

...but yeah...rest in peace.

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That was an awful movie partially redeemed by a strong performance. I don't recommend wasting your lifespan on it.

Came across this gem from 1990 today:

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...her speech laid out a simple conservative argument for taking environmental action: "It may be cheaper or more cost-effective to take action now," she said, "than to wait and find we have to pay much more later." Global warming was, she argued, "real enough for us to make changes and sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations.

If climate change had become a conservative cause 20+ years ago, would liberals be in denial today?

I recently watched The Iron Lady and while Meryl Streep was fantastic, I was disappointed that at no point in the film did she don a power suit to fight England's enemies. Hell, Tony Stark never showed up even once.

looks like she's not done screwing with Tony

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The UK premiere of Iron Man 3 has been pushed back due to Baroness Thatcher's funeral, according to reports.

A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the London gala, originally scheduled for Wednesday, would be moved to Thursday to avoid the clash.

"London will basically be in traffic chaos and it would have been difficult logistically," the spokesperson said.

The world will miss the Iron Lady. Chavez too, in his own way. He may have been disliked by some (most leaders are), but he did quite a lot for the people of Venezuela. As did Margaret Thatcher for the people of the United Kingdom...

Were their solutions the only valid solutions? Of course not. But each in their own way, worked.

Scary thought for the day. I believe it was a Russian journalist who first labeled her the 'Iron Lady'. How tough you gotta be to impress a Russkie with your toughness?